equal protection
noun
: a guarantee under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that a state must treat an individual or class of individuals the same as it treats other individuals or classes in like circumstances
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The brief argued such bans violated Title IX and equal protection, formally aligning Democratic leadership with the legal effort to preserve trans inclusion as the high court prepared to hear the lawsuits of Idaho and West Virginia.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The article cited several of Yenor’s viewpoints, including a post on the Claremont Institute’s website calling for the overturning of the 1996 Supreme Court ruling that found Virginia Military Institute was in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause by only allowing males.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Dec. 2025
In 2024, Gaines and 18 other former college athletes filed a federal lawsuit against the NCAA, alleging that the association’s previous policy allowing trans athletes to compete in certain sports violated Title IX, the equal protection clause, and the plaintiffs’ right to bodily privacy.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2025
The Supreme Court did not address the equal protection argument, instead ruling that the city ordinances are preempted by state law.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The article cited several of Yenor’s viewpoints, including a post on the Claremont Institute’s website calling for the overturning of the 1996 Supreme Court ruling that found Virginia Military Institute was in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause by only allowing males.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Dec. 2025
In 2024, Gaines and 18 other former college athletes filed a federal lawsuit against the NCAA, alleging that the association’s previous policy allowing trans athletes to compete in certain sports violated Title IX, the equal protection clause, and the plaintiffs’ right to bodily privacy.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2025
The Supreme Court did not address the equal protection argument, instead ruling that the city ordinances are preempted by state law.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Equal protection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equal%20protection. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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